This year aims to start preparing students for the rigours of Later Years English. This includes a closer analysis of all texts (including novels, newspaper articles, films, online texts, audio-visual texts, poetry and short stories) and their unique structures, language use and other devices used to engage their intended audiences. This improvement in skills and content will culminate in an end-of-year examination which provides the students with a sense of what is expected of them in the next few years in English. In order to better understand how writers create and workshop their writing, students are also required to craft their own pieces of work. In Year 9 English, this includes text response writing, persuasive writing on a given issue, creative writing and poetry writing (sonnets). This range of genres allows students an insight into the broad scope of language use that is available to writers and the way they manipulate language (and sometimes create new words or forms of words in order to describe or compare an idea) to reach an intended audience and achieve a specific purpose. In addition to this, students are also given the opportunity to communicate their ideas through formal and informal speaking and listening experiences. Discussions, debates, speeches and presentations are just some of the methods through which students demonstrate their ability to convey abstract and complex ideas to an audience with clarity and purpose. They are also required to actively listen to a variety of audio and oral texts in order to evaluate the effectiveness of these presentations and to utilise what they learn from these in their own communications.
Staff 2016
Sam Dight - leader
Sarah Dixon
Ida Greco
Peter Kelly
Debbie Mantzandis
Elaine Nieva
Mandy Plumridge
Timeline 2016
Ongoing throughout the year:
1) Independent reading and structured reading workshops
2) Word Wizard - explicit teaching of grammar
3) Spelling program
Term 1
Tomorrow When the War Began
CAI - Text Response
CAI - Writing Folio - (Introductory Piece) and Creative Response to novel
Term 2
Reality TV (including NAPLAN prep)
CAI - Writing Folio - persuasive piece
CAI - Oral - presenting own ideas for reality TV show or analysis of existing reality TV shows
Term 3
Science Fiction
CAI - Text Response - comparative essay - comparing Avatar and There Will Come Soft Rains
CAI - Writing Folio - own SF story
CAI - Oral - presentation on SF movie
Term 4
Finish SF
Poetry - including Shakespearean sonnets
Optional CAI - Writing Folio - own sonnets and poems
End of Year Exam
In first couple of lessons (see Sam's timeline for semester) do an introductory written piece - you may wish to use Writing Folio 1 below to get ideas or give students free choice. Then begin unit below.
ome Worksheets and Activities for Developing Skills in Understanding and Using Persuasive Language
The last document keeping animals in cages came off the NAPLAN website as an example of a preparatory unit for persuasive writing.
Welcome to the Year 9 English Wiki Page
Year 9 Course Outline
This year aims to start preparing students for the rigours of Later Years English. This includes a closer analysis of all texts (including novels, newspaper articles, films, online texts, audio-visual texts, poetry and short stories) and their unique structures, language use and other devices used to engage their intended audiences. This improvement in skills and content will culminate in an end-of-year examination which provides the students with a sense of what is expected of them in the next few years in English.In order to better understand how writers create and workshop their writing, students are also required to craft their own pieces of work. In Year 9 English, this includes text response writing, persuasive writing on a given issue, creative writing and poetry writing (sonnets). This range of genres allows students an insight into the broad scope of language use that is available to writers and the way they manipulate language (and sometimes create new words or forms of words in order to describe or compare an idea) to reach an intended audience and achieve a specific purpose.
In addition to this, students are also given the opportunity to communicate their ideas through formal and informal speaking and listening experiences. Discussions, debates, speeches and presentations are just some of the methods through which students demonstrate their ability to convey abstract and complex ideas to an audience with clarity and purpose. They are also required to actively listen to a variety of audio and oral texts in order to evaluate the effectiveness of these presentations and to utilise what they learn from these in their own communications.
Staff 2016
Sam Dight - leaderSarah Dixon
Ida Greco
Peter Kelly
Debbie Mantzandis
Elaine Nieva
Mandy Plumridge
Timeline 2016
Ongoing throughout the year:1) Independent reading and structured reading workshops
2) Word Wizard - explicit teaching of grammar
3) Spelling program
Term 1
Tomorrow When the War Began
CAI - Text Response
CAI - Writing Folio - (Introductory Piece) and Creative Response to novel
Term 2
Reality TV (including NAPLAN prep)
CAI - Writing Folio - persuasive piece
CAI - Oral - presenting own ideas for reality TV show or analysis of existing reality TV shows
Term 3
Science Fiction
CAI - Text Response - comparative essay - comparing Avatar and There Will Come Soft Rains
CAI - Writing Folio - own SF story
CAI - Oral - presentation on SF movie
Term 4
Finish SF
Poetry - including Shakespearean sonnets
Optional CAI - Writing Folio - own sonnets and poems
End of Year Exam
Unit 1 - Tomorrow When the War Began
In first couple of lessons (see Sam's timeline for semester) do an introductory written piece - you may wish to use Writing Folio 1 below to get ideas or give students free choice. Then begin unit below.Other Materials
http://readfreeonline.net/Fiction/Tomorrow_When_the_War_Began.html = whole book online
http://splash.abc.net.au/teachers/blog/-/b/198109/good-films-for-teenagers-tomorrow-when-the-war-began -summary of film with minute by minute synopsis
Unit 2 - Reality TV
Other Materials
The ABC show Reality Check has been taped by the Library - at least 7 episodes available - September 2014http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/former-biggest-loser-contestant-andrew-cosi-costello-reveals-the-truth-about-the-weight-loss-show/story-e6frfmq9-1226820498768
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hWrRlSITKw = 15 mins TED talk about value of reality TV - US focused, but thoughtful
ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW9XwAkueRY - current affairs show criticising The Big Brother - 3 mins ish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIhjUzZqw_s - A little video about whether reality TV will ever go as far as The Hunger Games - 3 mins ish
http://whatculture.com/tv/10-horrifying-reality-tv-shows-you-wont-believe-exist.php/2 = with very well written criticisms of each of these horrors.
http://splash.abc.net.au/media?id=104672 = 4 minutes of excellent ideas on the ingredients of reality TV - very helpful.
ome Worksheets and Activities for Developing Skills in Understanding and Using Persuasive Language
The last document keeping animals in cages came off the NAPLAN website as an example of a preparatory unit for persuasive writing.
Unit 3 - Science Fiction
Other Materials
The Bran Nue Dae unit at the end of this page may contain some useful ideas to supplement teaching of AvatarUnit 4 - Year 9 Poetry - the unit below will be developed by WHI
Work from previous years
ttps://soundcloud.com/the-city-speaks/a-disaster-movie-like-me-by-sean-m-whelan
http://splash.abc.net.au/teachers/blog/-/b/1338427/igniting-student-passions-for-poetry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_auc2Z67OM = Rap poem about Shakespeare by Kate TEmpest - very good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUCFlzrkclg = biography of Shakespeare - four minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSbtkLA3GrY - 20 minute video of hip-hop and shakespeare - very very good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUCFlzrkclg - four minute rap of all his plays and many famous lines - very very good
http://popsonnet.tumblr.com/post/138238166781 = pop songs turned into sonnets - very funny
Language Analysis Materials
Units not currently being taught in2016
Are Australians Racist?
Bran Nue Day
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1148165/ = cast list and synopsis
http://blogs.sjcgeelong.catholic.edu.au/library/files/2011/01/brannuedae.pdf =study guide to film (very good)
http://apps-new.edna.edu.au/edna_retired/edna/go/indigenous/pid/3988.html = list of resources - indigenous australia
http://aso.gov.au/titles/documentaries/bran-nue-dae/clip1/ = clip with educational notes about Jimmy chi who wrote the original musical - how it's based on his experiences
http://splash.abc.net.au/teachers/blog/-/b/253721/good-films-for-teenagers-the-sapphires = The Sapphires - in case we ever use it.
Minutes from Year 9 English meetings
Wish list 22nd May 2012
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Links to VCAA Page for 2012 Naplan Tests
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/prep10/naplan/schools/persuasivewriting.html
Unit 1 - Course Outline - Identity and Belonging - Red Dog
Unit 1 - Support Materials and Teachers' Lesson Plans
Unit 1 - Assessment Advice and Rubrics
Unit 2 - Change and Growth
Unit 2 - Materials and Teachers' Lesson Plans
Links to Teachers' Wiki Spaces
Planning a Text Response Deadly.docx
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Text Response plan Blacky's life is better.docx
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Teaching+Notes+Deadly,+Unna.pdf
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Similes, Metaphors, Idioms, Personification.docx
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Sonnets and Oral Presentation Semester 2
End of year examination